“After a blockbuster rally that saw gold surge nearly 700% from 2000 to its peak in September 2011, the shine has come off the yellow metal. With gold now down 36% from its 2011 peak, investors are understandably rushing for the exits: Nearly $70 billion in assets have been redeemed from gold-related ETFs this year, Bloomberg reports.” -Aaron Task (The Daily Ticker) Link's Here if you want to waste time

Um … Duh … then that would mean gold is still up 400% … but that’s only math. Gold is up nearly 6000% since 1930. Oh and by the way the dollar is only down 98% but who’s counting?! Those “assets” you are referring to represent ETFs, more promisary notes quite similar to the dollar. They bear no relevance to the actual metal itself and therefore are worthless and SHOULD be dumped. Actual bullion sales in the West and East (and FROM the West TO the East I might add) have never been higher. China is the largest producer of gold in the world with their thousands of small, mostly illegal mines. 2013 will see China as the largest importer of gold. Wonder how China feels about the dollar?! The physical gold still has the “shine of the yellow metal” to most it would seem. The US is over $17 Trillion in debt. The dollar is toast. They just haven't announce it yet. Yellen will crank up the printing presses even more until they self-combust, leaving the dollar once and for all in the proverbial dust. Buy gold and silver now and lots of it!!! Put that in your pipe and smoke it Aaron! But what does a common sheeple like me know?! I’d write my own article but I’m just not that intelligent.